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{{Unit|image=[[image:Bombketch.png]]|Class=Bomb Ketch|Men=42|Weaponry=15 guns|Minimum Building Requirement=Dockyard|Region=Global|Recruitment Cost=1260|Upkeep Cost=310|Technology Needed=None}}
 
{{Unit|image=[[image:Bombketch.png]]|Class=Bomb Ketch|Men=42|Weaponry=15 guns|Minimum Building Requirement=Dockyard|Region=Global|Recruitment Cost=1260|Upkeep Cost=310|Technology Needed=None}}
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[[Image:Bomb_ketch_thumbnail.png]]The “bomb” is a floating weapons platform, usually adapted from a small, two-masted ketch. The whole ship is constructed around a single large-calibre mortar.
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==Game Description==
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==Overview==
  
 
Strongly-built bomb ketches must withstand the recoil of repeated mortar discharges. Often chains replace the rigging ropes nearest the mortar to prevent muzzle blast damage. They are the only naval vessels to carry and use explosive shells, making them a hazardous assignment. As a mark of all their explosive qualities, they often had volcanic names! The fact that the ketch should be at anchor in order to fire accurately also makes them easy targets for any return fire.  
 
Strongly-built bomb ketches must withstand the recoil of repeated mortar discharges. Often chains replace the rigging ropes nearest the mortar to prevent muzzle blast damage. They are the only naval vessels to carry and use explosive shells, making them a hazardous assignment. As a mark of all their explosive qualities, they often had volcanic names! The fact that the ketch should be at anchor in order to fire accurately also makes them easy targets for any return fire.  
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Historically, the bomb ketch was a French invention, but other nations perfected the idea. The British mounted the mortar on a rotating platform so that it was no longer necessary to move the whole vessel to change aim. “The Star-Spangled Banner”, the US national anthem, commemorates these ships with the line “the bombs bursting in air.”
 
Historically, the bomb ketch was a French invention, but other nations perfected the idea. The British mounted the mortar on a rotating platform so that it was no longer necessary to move the whole vessel to change aim. “The Star-Spangled Banner”, the US national anthem, commemorates these ships with the line “the bombs bursting in air.”
  
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==Overview==
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==Tactics==
  
 
Bomb Ketches are support ship available fairly early on in the game. They are very slow and have poor maneuverability, along with extremely weak hull strength and broadside firepower. They make up for all these deficiencies with their forward-firing mortars, which they can hurl at a safe distance towards enemy ships.
 
Bomb Ketches are support ship available fairly early on in the game. They are very slow and have poor maneuverability, along with extremely weak hull strength and broadside firepower. They make up for all these deficiencies with their forward-firing mortars, which they can hurl at a safe distance towards enemy ships.
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Bomb Ketches can sometimes knock down masts from a good distance; however, they are rather unreliable at that. As fighting ships, they are not that good, as they are highly vulnerable to shots from any size of opponent.
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Bomb Ketches can sometimes knock down masts from a good distance; however, they are rather unreliable at that. As fighting ships, they are simply horrible. They have a tendency to explode at the slightest touch.
 
  
 
==Factions==
 
==Factions==
 
*[[Image:Britain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]
 
*[[Image:Britain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]
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*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces]]
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*[[Image:Afghanistan.jpg|25px]] [[Afghanistan (ETW Faction)|Afghanistan]]
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*[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]
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*[[Image:Barbary_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Barbary States (ETW Faction)|Barbary States]]
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*[[Image:Bavaria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]
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*[[Image:Dagestan_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Dagestan (ETW Faction)|Dagestan]]
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*[[Image:Gran_Colombia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Gran Colombia (ETW Faction)|Gran Colombia]]
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*[[Image:Courland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Courland (ETW Faction)|Courland]]
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*[[Image:Denmark.png|25px]] [[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]
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*[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction)|France]]
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*[[Image:Genoa_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]
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*[[Image:Georgia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Georgia (ETW Faction)|Georgia]]
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*[[Image:Greece_flag.png|25px]] [[Greece (ETW Faction)|Greece]]
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*[[Image:Hannover_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]
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*[[Image:Hessen_flag.png|25px]] [[Hessen (ETW Faction)|Hessen]]
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*[[Image:Hungary_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Hungary (ETW Faction)|Hungary]]
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*[[Image:Flag_Ireland.jpg|25px]] [[Ireland (ETW Faction)|Ireland]]
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*[[Image:Louisiana_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Louisiana (ETW Faction)|Louisiana]]
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*[[Image:Mamelukes.jpg|25px]] [[Mamelukes (ETW Faction)|Mamelukes]]
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*[[Image:Maratha_Monarchy.jpg|25px]] [[Maratha Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Maratha Confederacy]]
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*[[Image:Mexico_flag_etw.png|25px]] [[Mexico (ETW Faction)|Mexico]]
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*[[Image:Morocco_flag_ETW.png|25px]] [[Morocco (ETW Faction)|Morocco]]
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*[[Image:Mughal_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire (ETW Faction)|Mughal Empire]]
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*[[Image:Mysore_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mysore (ETW Faction)|Mysore]]
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*[[Image:Naples_and_Sicily_ETW.png|25px]] [[Naples & Sicily (ETW Faction)|Naples & Sicily]]
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*[[Image:New_spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[New Spain (ETW Faction)|New Spain]]
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*[[Image:Norway_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Norway (ETW Faction)|Norway]]
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*[[Image:Ottoman_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Ottoman Empire (ETW Faction)|Ottoman Empire]]
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*[[Image:Italian_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Italian States (ETW Faction)|Italian States]]
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*[[Image:Savoy_ETW.png|25px]] [[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]
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*[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]
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*[[Image:Portugal_flagetw.png|25px]] [[Portugal (ETW Faction)|Portugal]]
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*[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]
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*[[Image:Punjab_(ETW).png|25px]] [[Punjab (ETW Faction)|Punjab]]
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*[[Image:Quebec.jpg|25px]] [[Quebec (ETW Faction)|Quebec]]
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*[[Image:Russia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Russia (ETW Faction)|Russia]]
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*[[Image:Persia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Persia (ETW Faction)|Persia]]
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*[[Image:Saxony_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Saxony (ETW Faction)|Saxony]]
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*[[Image:Scotland_ETW.png|25px]] [[Scotland (ETW Faction)|Scotland]]
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*[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]
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*[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]
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*[[Image:13_colonies_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Thirteen Colonies (ETW Faction)|Thirteen Colonies]]
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*[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]
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*[[Image:Venice_ETW.png|25px]] [[Venice (ETW Faction)|Venice]]
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*[[Image:Westphalia_ETW.png|25px]] [[Westphalia (ETW Faction)|Westphalia]]
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*[[Image:Flag_Wurttemberg.jpg|25px]] [[Württemberg (ETW Faction)|Württemberg]]
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[[Category:ETW Ships]]
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[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
 
[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
 
[[Category:ETW Ships]]
 
[[Category:ETW Ships]]

Revision as of 09:23, 9 October 2011

Bomb Ketch (ETW Unit)
Bombketch.png
Class Bomb Ketch
Unit Size
Weaponry 15 guns
Morale
Melee Attack
Ranged Attack
Defence
Charge Bonus
Accuracy
Range
Ammunition
Region Global
Recruitment Cost 1260
Upkeep Cost 310
Turns to Build
Unit Limit
Building Requirements
Technology Requirements
Attributes

Bomb ketch thumbnail.pngThe “bomb” is a floating weapons platform, usually adapted from a small, two-masted ketch. The whole ship is constructed around a single large-calibre mortar.

Overview

Strongly-built bomb ketches must withstand the recoil of repeated mortar discharges. Often chains replace the rigging ropes nearest the mortar to prevent muzzle blast damage. They are the only naval vessels to carry and use explosive shells, making them a hazardous assignment. As a mark of all their explosive qualities, they often had volcanic names! The fact that the ketch should be at anchor in order to fire accurately also makes them easy targets for any return fire.

Bomb ketches are not good sailing ships. The mortar has to be on the centre line, with a clear vertical field of fire. This means that the masts had to be aft of their ideal positions, making the ship handling qualities rather poor. With these limitations in mind, however, they are a powerful addition to any admiral’s firepower. The ability to deliver shells by indirect fire (lobbing shells into fortifications, for example) is very useful.

Historically, the bomb ketch was a French invention, but other nations perfected the idea. The British mounted the mortar on a rotating platform so that it was no longer necessary to move the whole vessel to change aim. “The Star-Spangled Banner”, the US national anthem, commemorates these ships with the line “the bombs bursting in air.”

Tactics

Bomb Ketches are support ship available fairly early on in the game. They are very slow and have poor maneuverability, along with extremely weak hull strength and broadside firepower. They make up for all these deficiencies with their forward-firing mortars, which they can hurl at a safe distance towards enemy ships. Bomb Ketches can sometimes knock down masts from a good distance; however, they are rather unreliable at that. As fighting ships, they are not that good, as they are highly vulnerable to shots from any size of opponent.

Factions

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